Electric Windows

Power Window Replacement with Manual Window By Bill Spooner Here is a great way to save some money replacing the power window with a manual hand crank. Cost to repair is always a big factor in my decisions. By choosing the manual hand powered window, I could easily save over $300.00 over the cost of having a newly installed power window. For about $60.00 I could install a new manual hand crank. I spoke to a few experts in the field, just to verify that it could be done. Yes, it was possible. I went to my friendly Miata dealer, to price out the parts required. I got a lot of strange looks, when I told them I needed to purchase the manual hand crank to replace the power window. Some how I got the impression that they weren't too happy with my decision. As usual the price was kind of high, so I checked with Roebuck Mazda. Marshall from Roebuck, did a good job of giving me a good price at $58.00 for all the parts needed, to complete my mission. A list of parts is provided below. The following simple procedures are all you need to follow and to save some bucks. # Remove the door armrest, three brass screws, the top screw is under a black plastic cap, this can easily be removed by gently prying the cap out with a small screwdriver. # Remove the small screw in the plastic trim plate behind the door handle latch and gently remove the plate. # Next remove the speaker panel by gently pulling it away from the door. It is hard plastic, which is held on by clips. The door panel also has clips and one alignment pin. The door panel can also be removed by gently prying around the edges of the door. There are no clips on the top edge of the door panel, (this is where the pin is), just start on one side and work your way around. When you have all the clips popped out, gently lift the door panel upwards, make sure you don't it pull outwards or you will break the alignment pin. # Next you should see the plastic rain protector. I just folded this up and out of the way. After this is folded back, you will probably see the broken power window cable. First, I unplugged the electrical connector for the power window, (located in the lower middle part of the door), just push down on the plastic retaining button, and it should disconnect. You probably can't see the power window regulator, but there will be three nuts holding it on, which you can remove. There is also a Philips head screw on the bottom edge of the door, directly underneath the power window regulator, which also should be removed. This holds the window track guide in place. Now the tricky part to removing the regulator, it takes a little wiggling, and some maneuvering, there should be a hole were you removed the screw from the bottom edge of the door, you will need to push on the window track guide with a screw driver and wiggle the regulator out at the same time. You will most likely have to cut a cable to remove the regulator from the door. The remaining cables are held onto the door by cable clips, be sure to pop these clips out, so that the new cable can be installed properly, using the same holes. # Now you will have to remove the window. This is easily done, by pushing the window down, so you can see two round plastic window stoppers, about he size of a half dollar, in the open area of the door. Just remove these with a Philips head screwdriver. Pull the top of the window up and it should come right out. # Ok, its time to remove the window glide track from the door. This is where the two cables were attached, which pulled the window up or down. You will find two nuts on the top of the door and two nuts on the bottom door edge. Remove the nuts and pull the window guide out from the top. # Now you can install the new manual door regulator. You will have to insert the new regulator through the open area of the door, since the hand crank assembly will be attached. You can now basically reverse the procedures to finish installation. Follow paragraph 8, before you install door panel. Be sure to attach window stoppers and cable clips. # After everything is bolted, screwed or clipped on and before you put the door panel on, you must drill a hole in the door panel. The method I used to locate the hole, was to put a little white grease on the window handle shaft, then install the door panel by just pushing it in from the top, (don't clip it in), then press the door panel against the window handle shaft. If all goes well you will have a round dot of grease where the hole should be drilled. I drilled a small pilot hole to ensure that it would be on center, next I drilled a 5/8 inch hole. You may want to put some tape on the hole before you drill so that it won't tear the plastic. Next, I installed the foam pad on the back of the door panel and around the new hole. You can now re-install the door and speaker panel. The last thing to do is install the window manual crank handle, but first, you must install the plastic escutcheon, this is for appearance and protects the door panel. Now you can install the window crank, by just pushing it on until you hear it click. The END.

Remove all screws and plugs. You will need a small flathead screwdriver to 'pop' the pin that holds the window winder in place ( behind it) then pull the bottom of the door trim outwards and lift it upwards. wind window all the way down first so not to scratch the glass as you remove the trim.

There is only one fuse for all power windows. If only the passenger side window does not work, the problem is either with the passenger window switch or the motor on that window.

The window has fallen off the track. The door panel will have to be removed to get to the window track system and see exactly what is wrong. The check engine light comes on whenever the computer detects a problem with the emissions system. Don't ignore the light, and have this looked into even if the engine appears to be running fine. You may end up destroying a perfectly good catalytic converter.

I own a 1998 Deville D'Elegance and had my Drivers Side power window motor go out, upon removing the door panel (the screws are hidden) I encountered a large metal plate covering the entire door, there didn't appear to be an easy way to remove it without disconnecting the side airbag and other items such as the door handle so I took it to my local Chevy dealer (after calling the Cadillac dealer for a quote) and had the motor, master window switch (the one in the drivers door that operates all 4 windows) and labor done for around $500. This is in NW Florida and was about a year ago.

Underneath the rear seat.

I had a similar problem with my 2002 Siena 1.6. It was a faulty relay situated in the main fuse box alongside the steering column (can't recall which relay it was but the diagram on the fuse box lid indicates). It also affected my headlights on low beam.

It is not the fuse that is numbered 43 it is the socket number that the fuse sets in. It should also say what amperage the fuse is. The numbers on the tops of the fuses are the amp sizes. Is there a layout on the back side of the fuse cover? If so then find the fuse and replace or check it. Hope this helps.

The plastic pins are worn out inside the motor very cheap to fix very labor intense.

Possible short in motor of power window. wire may be corroded or come of the motor. Will know more when I check mine.

To put the 1995 Crown Victoria windows on track, a person has to remove the door panels from the doors involved. The first step in removing the door panels is to remove any light lenses in the door. Then the panel can be taken off by popping the clips around the door.

start with replacing the switch first. check with your local junkyard first. they usually have these switches that are still good for cheap. a new motor is around 100 .

You can use the users manual to learn how to do this. A mechanic can also help you fix this as well.

if it's anything like a 92 skylark you have to get the window down far enough (if the motor is dead you can usually turn it manually) to get to the two bolts that hold the window on. Remove the bolts and push the window up. It may have to be held there with some strong tape. if you see bolts holding the motor in then great! remove the motor and the actuator in one piece. If there are rivets then you need to drill out these rivets with a drill not much bigger than the inside part of the rivet.( don't worry the new motor will come with bolts). very carefully switch out the motors on the actuator making sure to have it in the same position. Also, the motor might be riveted to the actuator so the same thing applies to this as well.then replace the motor and actuator then reattach window. on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the hardest i would rate this a six.

I had to take mine to a garage - the clips that the window sits on are brittle plastic, and they snap - you can get a replacement kit for around

Check the switches, fuses and the motor I have had this happen too often before and thought the window motor was dead so I replaced it. The very first thing you should check is is the window lock button is on and then check if you can open the window from the master panel switch on the driver's door vs. the switch on the door itself. Then check the fuses, and replace the window motor relay in the fuse box (about $10-15) and some places will let you return it I went to Auto Zone switched the relay in the parking lot and it didn't work so I returned it. Some places won't let you return electrical but the guy said I could before I bought it and funny thing was he bi*^%ed when I went to return it 2 minutes later. If none of those things work, then shop for a window motor and make sure you buy the correct one since they are different for each side of the car. I did all of this when the windows were down because in my case the motor would burn out with the window down so it is less dangerous that way. It is easy to do and you just unscrew the one door screw where the handle is and then simply pry the panel off the door. Just be careful for the door handle because it can get stuck and then you pop off the window and doorlock plus under where the switches are. With the panel out of the way you peel back the protective covering on the inside lower corner of the door nearest to the hinge. There is a metal bracket in the way and I used a utility knife to score around it but you may not need to. Then loosen the 3 sockets holding the motor in place but have your hand back there to catch the motor and since the window is down you don't have to worry about your hand being chopped off. The motor has a plus in it so remove that and take it out and replace the motor. My motor proved to be dead and I replaced it but it happened a few more times and each time I take the motor out and pop the plus off the motor just let it sit for a moment plug it back in and it works. IF the window is up you could ask a friend to hold the window up by pressing in on it from inside and outside the door or you can use padded clamps and I would say try putting a piece of wood inside the door to prop it up through the holes under the door panel. After you take out the motor I would recommend to slowly lower the window all the way down before putting in the motor. I got the first motor from the local shop but then bought another on eBay later for a spare since it was so much cheaper on eBay it was worth having a spare around.

I'll guess the power windows aren't working and you think the reason is a blown fuse. Got to believe the fuse will be in the fuse panel. May not be labeled as such but all you did to do is pull all the fuses one at a time and check for a bad one. May want to pull the door panel and verify with a multimeter boltage is reaching the master switch. Got voltage there than the problem is in the switch. these things have a circuit breaker not a fuse and there is a relay that's just as likely to be the trouble. Have a look here for a wiring manual... http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru_manual_scans/ i think the 92 will be the same and at the end of the wiring diagram there is a component layout diagram.

take the door panal off and put it back on track, should be it.

just did this on a 1988 bronco II. I did the following: remove door panel carefully remove plastic water proof sheet...do not tear...so you can reuse. to remove the motor, i had to drill access holes to get to the three bolts that attach the motor to the regulator. these are 8mm bolts. I located the three bolts and I drilled 1/2 inch holes to access the bolts...this allowed me to remove the motor from its mounting...then unplug from wiring harness.

we had the same problem with our 2003 trailblazer we bought the new switch but had to bring it to a Chevy dealer to have it programmed.hope this info helps if i recal correctly the switch was around 150.00 plus what the dealer charged.

I had the same thing happen in my 2004 trailblazer. But mine was the result of shorted out wires from where all of the wires, 8 of them, are clipped to the door with a metal clip. Over time the metal clip rubbed off the wire insulation and melted about 5 inches of 8 wires into nothingness. I am so fortunate it stopped at just melting! $400 dollars later it is fixed.

You will need to strip the inner panel from the door and remove as much of the workings as necessary until you find the broken part.

There are a few reasons why the power windows on a 1975 Corvette won't work. A few of these would be a wiring issue, a motor issue or the fuse is blown.

need some more information my friend

The power window motors on a Protege are non-repairable items. Make sure the switches, fuses, and such are in good order before replacing the motor.

Take the door apart and disconnect the seized motor from linkage and tape up window and replace motor.

You will need to remove the inner door panel, vapor shield,window and power lock controls. Sometimes the reason they come off track is because the window guide or stop is worn or broken; check with your dealers service depeartment to see what part to order; that way when you remove the panel you have the part to properly repair it. I hope this helps you. Mark Don't forget to disable the side airbag before you remove the door panel.